Roco 73315 Electric locomotive 250 001 5 DR
Electric locomotive 250 001 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
■ Pre-series version with large front and side windows
■ In the original burgundy red livery with scissor pantographs
■ In digital mode with switchable shunting light and individually switchable headlights or tail lights
■ With switchable driver’s cab lighting
■ With set of etched signs included
The type programme for new electric locomotives of the Deutsche Reichsbahn did not include a six-axle locomotive for hauling heavy goods trains. Although double traction with four-axle locomotives was in use, the DR could not reach the desired performance. With the electrification of the Dresden-Zwickau line, there was a need for a more powerful electric locomotive. At the end of the 1960s, the DR decided to build a new six-axle electric locomotive series that could be used universally. The locomotives were built with the latest available technology and state of the art features were taken into account, such as a lightweight steel construction or deep manoeuvring of the bogies.
LEW Henningsdorf delivered the prototypes 250 001-250 003 in 1974. Designed as a heavy goods locomotive, it had an hourly power output of 5,400 kW and a maximum permitted speed limit of 120 km/h. As the locomotive showed no streamlined curves, which are usually unnecessary with a low top speed, it got its nickname "Container".
Epoch: IV Gauge: H0 Elect. system: 2L - Digital
General Data |
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Coupling |
NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism |
Minimum radius |
358 mm |
Flywheel |
yes
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Scale |
294 |
Number of driven axles |
6 |
Number of axles with traction tyres |
2 |
Electrical |
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Head light |
3 headlight, dependent on the direction of travel/2 tail lights, dependent on the direction of travel |
LED head light
Additional light function
Sound
Buffer capacitor
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yes |
Interior lighting |
Yes, LED, Digital switchable, Driver's cab lighting |
Control |
2L - Digital |
Interface
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Electrical interface for traction units PluX22 |
Digital decoder |
PluX22 |
Decoder-Type |
MX645P22 |
Measurements: |
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Length over buffer: |
225 mm |